释义 |
purportv. & n.●v. tr. /pəˈpɔ:t/ 1 profess; be intended to seem 声称;意指,像是 purports to be the royal seal 像是玉玺 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 that + clause) (of a document or speech) have as its meaning; state (文件或发言)意味着;陈述 ●n. /ˈpɜ:pɔ:t/ 1 the ostensible meaning of something (事物的)表面含义 2 the sense or tenor (of a document or statement) (文件或声明的)意思;要旨 □ purportedly /pəˈpɔ:tidli/ adv.[Middle English via Anglo-French & Old French purport, porport, from purporter, from medieval Latin proportare (as PRO-1, portare ‘carry’)] |